[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 9, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E617]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      RECOGNIZING LISA BUCHHOLZ FOR WINNING THE GOLDEN APPLE AWARD

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                          HON. PETER J. ROSKAM

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 9, 2018

  Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Mrs. Lisa 
Buchholz, a first grade teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in 
Glen Ellyn, Illinois, for being awarded with the prestigious 2018 
Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching & Leadership.
  This honor is bestowed on those teachers in recognition of their 
contributions to building a stronger, better-educated society. Every 
year since 1986, Golden Apple has chosen 10 outstanding teachers to 
receive the award. Award recipients are nominated by their fellow 
educators, students, parents and community leaders. The 2018 award 
recipients were selected over 650 nominations, highlighting Mrs. 
Buchholz's worthiness.
  Over the course of 27 years in the classroom, Mrs. Buchholz has 
encouraged thousands of students to strive for the highest of standards 
and to expect more of themselves and each other every day. It is no 
coincidence that as a result of her leadership many of her students 
adopt an ``I can'' attitude in school and life. According to a former-
Golden Apple recipient who reviewed Mrs. Buchholz's nomination, ``It's 
like you can tell the magic and the chemistry the minute you walk into 
her classroom.''
  Mr. Speaker and distinguished colleagues, please join me to recognize 
Mrs. Lisa Buchholz for her outstanding leadership in teaching and 
congratulate her on being awarded with a 2018 Golden Apple Award for 
Excellence in Teaching & Leadership.

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